SIS Research Wiki designed and maintain to provide Big 6 skill instructional support including: search engine choices, safe image sites, web site evaluation, note-taking templates, research product tip guides, subscription database screencasts, and citation / style guides
All Grade 7 students receive an orientation to the library media center focusing on procedures, library terms, location/access of materials, and locating information within a website
Grade 7
2
45 minute
sessions
Greeting and introduction of LM staff
Review SIS LMC layout.
Review book exchange procedures
Review 3R’s of LMC Guidelines (respect, responsibility, and resourcefulness)
Demonstrate Destiny, automated card catalog
Review LMC terms using LMC Millionaire PowerPoint instructional strategy
Review website navigation using the Internet Workshop model
Dewey Decimal signage is displayed on book shelves to assist students with independent search skills
Designed web site evaluation checklists and use as "mouse pads" next to each LM computer workstation
Display information and technology literacy concepts on word walls
Collaborative research units have been created. Please see 2009/2010 projects on the LM Instructional Collaboration chart
Successfully advocated and secured district funding to bring “River City” grade 7 science research to SIS students. This integrates MUVE (multi user virtual environment) technology into a unit with learning objectives on water/ air/ insect borne diseases and the scientific research process. Collaborative instruction with two science teaches and their eight class sections
Acquired much needed digital cameras (2) and Flip camcorders (4) for student academic use
Collection: (Estimated) The SIS library media collection currently has a full inventory in progress. It is understood that there has not been a full inventory completed since SIS opened in 2001. Thus, collection statistics are estimates based on a Follett Library Resources collection analysis, Destiny (library catalog) collection statistics, and shelf read counts. The full collection inventory is targeted for completion Fall of 2010.After the full inventory is completed collection statistics can reliably be reported from Destiny.
Approximately 870 students
Print Collection 12,300 (estimate)
Average books per student 14 (state recommends 25)
Periodical Titles 26 (state average 27)
Online Subscription Databases 11 (iConn.org – free state resource available; EBSCOhost available through SHS subscription)
Video Collection 608
New Books Added 640
Deselected Books (weeded due to age, poor condition, inaccuracy)
Follow a systematic work plan to “weed” age sensitive Dewey Ranges consistent with C-R-E-W (Continuous Review Evaluation and Weeding) and M-U-S-T-I-E (misleading, ugly, superseded, trivial, irrelevant, elsewhere) guidelines.
A collection analysis was run using Follett Library Resources on May 13, 2010. A print copy of the report is available upon request. In essence, the results revealed:
Data integrity of the SIS collection is 98.98% (good)
In this school year, the average copyright of our collection is 1991
Imbalance in the print collection exists primarily in Reference, Social Sciences (below standards) and General Fiction (above standards)
Age sensitivity is most acute (poorest) in Geography, Social Sciences, Astronomy and Life Sciences
The library media center can accommodate two classes with seating at eight tables and 31 computer workstations.
Four study carrels are available for student use.
There are 31 computers for student use in the library media center with a dedicated networked printer
Server file storage is available for students and staff.
Teachers and students can access instructional web sites from home via wikis published to support collaborative projects.
Two zones of independent reading / small group work with comfortable seating have been added.
Environment:
Science Fair projects and Grade 8 art sculptures were displayed to the benefit and enjoyment of visiting patrons
The SIS LMC is truly a multi-purpose learning environment with several distinct usage zones: print collection / circulation; open technology lab; class instructional workspace; small collaborative work cluster, independent reading cluster, and professional staff work room.
Cooperation with Public Library
Collaboration with Plumb Memorial Library on Assignment Alerts to furnish students with curriculum related books for research that may not be available at SIS.
Collaboration with Plumb Memorial Library on the Grades 7 and 8 “Summer Reading” program.
District Support: Grants, Committees and Professional Development
Won the 2010 Connecticut Association of School Librarians Collaboration Award for excellence in instructional collaboration between a school librarian and classroom educator for work on an Internet Safety unit for grade 7 students
Presented at Tech Expo for Connecticut Educators' Computer Association (CECA) on integration of Web 2.0 tools into instruction
Authored SPS Library Media Policy and Procedures Guidelines, currently pending BOE review
Researched application tutorials for (VoiceThread, Podcasting, Glogster) and designed a professional development wiki providing educational technology applications aligned with the 2010 Teaching American History Democratic Vistas Summer Institute session, "Technology to Support Interviews".
Masters of Educational Technology, UConn/NEAG (Degree Completion July 2009)
Obtained Teacher Certification as Quest Atlantis (University of Indiana MUVE research project) instructor
Completed iSafe Internet Safety online training and updated certification
Attended Infinite Campus introductory training
Library Media Curriculum Committee (on-going)
SIS Literacy Committee ( committee inactive for 2009/2010)
Educational Technology Committee (committee inactive for 2009/2010)
Member American Library Association
Member American Association of School Librarians
Member Connecticut Association of School Librarians
Grade 7
2
45 minute
sessions
Collection: (Estimated)
The SIS library media collection currently has a full inventory in progress. It is understood that there has not been a full inventory completed since SIS opened in 2001. Thus, collection statistics are estimates based on a Follett Library Resources collection analysis, Destiny (library catalog) collection statistics, and shelf read counts. The full collection inventory is targeted for completion Fall of 2010. After the full inventory is completed collection statistics can reliably be reported from Destiny.
Staffing:
Facility:
Environment:
Cooperation with Public Library
District Support: Grants, Committees and Professional Development
Communication and Public Relations:
Motivational Reading Campaigns:
Circulation / Activity Statistics through May 2010: (Under revision)
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